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Hallelujah Moment from Mozambique: "A Great Day"

by Jeremias França

October 3, 2008

Friends came from all over the world. Employees sang tirelessly as they escorted government dignitaries to the hospital. It was a time of joy. Chicuque Rural Hospital was celebrating 95 years of faithful service to God and to its community with a vision of hope for the future. Read more....

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Hallelujah Moment from Mozambique: "I Had This Dream"

by Eduardo Maia

September 19, 2008

When I was in medical school in Brazil in the year 2000, I had this dream—to be a medical doctor in Africa. I had heard about Chicuque Rural Hospital in southeastern Mozambique, a Portuguese-speaking country just like my home country of Brazil, and a desire grew in me to go and serve there in medical ministry. Read more....

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Hallelujah Moment from Colombia: "Today All the People Laughed!"

by Eluzinete Pereira Garcia and Jodi L. Cataldo

September 5, 2008

With tears in his eyes, Bishop Juan Cardona said to me, "Lu, I don't know what you did with the people of the town, but for three years we have been having recreational activities with the children, bringing psychologists, clowns, etc., and we were never able to make them smile. When I arrived, I saw the people's happiness and I couldn't understand what was happening when today all the people laughed!" Read more....

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Hallelujah Moment from Kenya: A Dance of Joy

by Jerri Savuto

August 22, 2008

The beautiful grandmother with a radiant smile was seated outside her home. Inside the small wooden shack was an uneven dirt floor covered with rags to sleep on and walls covered in black plastic to keep out the cold and rain. Despite the plastic covering, there were still big gaps between the planks of wood that allowed cold air to whistle through. In one corner was a small fire that still had a few red coals. In another corner were some green bananas. Read more....

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